Glare shield



E. F. PITMAN GLARE sHlELD Nov. 15, 1927.

Filed Jan 2Q gwuwnfoi atente'd Nov. 15, 1927.

mwen F. Harman, or Bann, onneoN.

@Lann SHIELD.

, "Application med January 2o, 192s. serial No. 82,455..

This invention relates to glare shields and more particularly to a.glare shield which is adapted to be held in place to the inside of amotor vehicle wind shield to protect the 5`driv`er on whose motorvehicle the glare shield is used from the headlight glare of an oncomingautomobile or truc 4 The principal object of the invention is theprovision of a glare shield in the shape l of a semi-transparent curtainwhich can be ulled down when in use and which can e rolled up on aroller out` of the way of the driver when not in use.

Another object of the invention is the pro- '5 vision of novel vacuummeans to retain the curtain when in a ulled down position.

Other objects will appear as the disclosure pro esses.4 The drawings arein-4 tended mere y to indicate av possible embodi- 2" ment of theinvention. It is obvious that the actual needs of manufacture ymaynecessitate certain mechanical changesp It is therefore not intended tolimit the invention to the embodiment illustrated but 25v lather todefine such limits in the appended aim.

I Ior'a more general description of the in-` vention, attention is nowcalled to the draw in? in which l- 3" ig. 1 is a view ofthe glare shieldat- I tached to the wind shield of an automobile. Fig. 2 isa section on'line 2'3-2' of Fig 1.

Fig. 3 is a. detail of the lower portion of the curtain.

B5 mliig. 4 is a perspective view of the curtain Figs. 5 and 6 are sideviews of the brackets. Y

i Referring to the drawings in detail in l0 which like referencecharactersdenote like parts throughoutv the speeication, numeral ldesignates the windshield frame, 2 the vacuum cup 11.

glass and 3 and 4 brackets fastened to the frame 1 for supporting theroller 5 on which the curtain 6 is adapted to roll u Fastened to thelower end of t e curtain by a turned up Hap 7 is acurtain rod 8. The

ends of the rod are turned over'asat 9 and in the center is aloop 10into which ts the Thisglare shield is used in theevening or 4earlymorning when driving toward the sun.

1moistened and pressed-against the glass. A

sufficient amount of vacuum will thenv be 05 formed in the cup to firmlyhold it against the glass against the pull of the coiled spring withinthe shade -roller and also from flopping in the wind.

Having thus Adescribed my invention, what I desire to secure by UnitedStates Lettersy Patent is:

mounte on a spring actuated` roller, said' shade having a turned u flapat the b'ot rtlngv a rod, sai rod having bent over en s and looped inthefmiddle around the, shank of a vacuum cup, said vacuum cup adapted tohold the'shade in a downward position against the upward pull of theshade roller.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

ENOCH'F. lEITllIAN.-

In a glare shield for wind shields, la. shade

